Switching railroad
Also called a terminal railroad. These railroads move freight in a limited area between shippers and a terminal where freight is transferred to long haul railroads.
Swizzle Valve ...
There are several options, from running a small military switching railroad to including troop trains in a 1940s -era layout. No matter what the options, we must take into account the nature of the military itself.
Louis' other switching railroad), C&NW, Conrail and Metrolink. A wonderful photo of downtown and Metrolink trains is available from the road leading to the Casino Queen riverboat on the East. St. Louis Riverfront.
An area within which a shipper located on one railroad has equal access to other railroads, either through a terminal or switching railroad or through reciprocal switching agreements among line-haul railroads.
Switching railroad
See Terminal Railroad.
Such a consist was prototypical on terminal or switching railroads, or alongside a full-sized wreck train in a major yard, where it was called out to cope with minor yard derailments in place of the big train.
Switcher (US), shunter (UK): a small locomotive used for assembling trains and moving railroad cars around.
Switchman: a railroad worker responsible for assembling trains and switching railroad cars in a yard; ...
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Switchman: A railroad worker responsible for assembling trains and switching railroad cars in a yard; now often used together with brakeman as a single job description ("brakeman/switchman").
 See also: Point, Track, Switch, Train, Special
  
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